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Colorado
North Thompson Creek
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What we do know
Inside White River National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
12.3 mi run
Flows year-round
30 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 30 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 202.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 36 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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North Thompson Creek
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About this water
North Thompson Creek is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Redstone, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 30 cfs and a gradient of about 202.6 feet per mile.
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